midship

M3I1D2S1H4I1P3

adjective

Pertaining to the middle of a ship or boat.

OriginEnglish ship ← Middle English schip ← Old English scip →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Pertaining to the middle of a ship or boat.
noun
  1. The middle of a ship or boat.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
midengine

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*skey-der.?
  13. Proto-Germanic*skipą
  14. Proto-West Germanic*skip
  15. Old Englishscip
  16. Middle Englishschip
  17. Englishship
  18. Englishmidship

From mid- + ship.

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Translations

Finnish keskilaiva-, keskilaiva
  • keskilaiva-adjective
  • keskilaivanoun
Hebrew בְּאֶמְצַע, אֶמְצָעית
  • בְּאֶמְצַע (be'emtsa)adjective
  • אֶמְצָעית (emtsayit)noun
Polish śródokręcie
  • śródokręcienoun
Cite this entry
APA

midship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midship

MLA

“midship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midship.

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